Trump further blamed the WHO for being what it terms as 'Chinacentric' despite the US contributing around $500 million annually while China contributes around $40 million to the agency.

"I am instructing my administration to halt funding of the WHO while a review is conducted to assess its role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.

"American taxpayers provide between 400 million and 500 million dollars per year to WHO and in contrast, China contributes roughly 40 million dollars a year and even less. As the organisation's leading sponsor, the United States has a duty to insist on full accountability," Trump said.

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